I love stamping on tiles. It's one of my favorite techniques. I stumbled across these gray slate tiles at Lowe's yesterday and decided I needed to give them a try. Typically, I only stamp on lighter tiles. My original plan of attack was the Poppin' Pastels technique. Basically, you stamp an image using Whisper White craft ink, then tap pastel on top of it using a sponge dauber. The pastel only sticks to the ink, leaving the design visible. Unfortunately, both times I stamped the flower, I didn't get a heavy enough image. After popping, it looked kind of like a Impressionist painting and I wanted a bit more detail. I decided to use my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the flower and re-stamp using Stazon. The problem is because it's a tile, not paper, there was no give underneath and the middle of the flower wasn't getting transferred.
So for the third tile in the middle, I decided to just go in straight black Stazon. I took the stamp off the clear block and put it on the tile, using my fingers to apply pressure to each area. I still had to stamp it four or five times before I got every section dark and clear. I thought about going back and adding some pastel for highlights, but I decided I liked the monochromatic better.
Supply List
Stamps: Because I Care (retired hostess set)
Ink: Whisper White craft, black Stazon
Accessories: Tiles, Stampin' Pastels, Stamp-a-ma-jig, sponge daubers
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